Overview Pune, once called as ?Punyanagari' (literally meaning the ?City of Virtues'), is the second biggest city of Maharashtra state. Situated 160 kms southeast of Mumbai, Pune is considered as the ?Cultural capital of Marathi speaking people'. Existence of Pune dates back to 937 AD, and Chatrapathi Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire spent early part of his life here. Even today after several centuries, various edifices in the city narrate the tales of the glorious past. With its marvelous ancient temples, exquisite sculptures, educational institutions, thumping nightlife, yoga, mediation and personality development centres and much more, Pune draws visitors from all over the world.
Pune Junction Railway Station
Station Code PUNE
Arrival and Departure Enquiry 131, 133, 020 - 26126575
Reservation Enquiry 123, 020 -26136666
Station Details Pune Junction is one of the important railway stations in Maharashtra. The railway is situated in the city centre and is comfortably accessible from any part of the city. The rail route connecting Pune Junction with Mumbai is served by Central Railways, while the rail route connected to Chennai is controlled by South Central Railways. Several trains operate from Pune junction to major destinations like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and other important places of the country.
Amenities Pune Junction is equipped with amenities like waiting rooms, retiring rooms, computerized reservation offices, tourist information centres, medical shop, refreshment room both vegetarian and non vegetarian, light refreshment room, book stall and STD / PCO booth.
Distances of major landmarks Airport (9.3 km), Mahatma Phule Museum (3.4 km), Shahstri Nagar (4.5 km), Aga Khan Palace (5.3 km), National Film Museum (5.5 km), Film and Television Institute (FTI 6.1 km), Golf Club (8.1 km), Kirkee Village (8.8 km), Rajeev Gandhi Udyan (9.4 km), Dehu Cantt (23.4 km).
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